Pennsylvania Seedling Sales To Begin Tommorow

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

USA -(Ammoland.com)- While it might be winter, landowners can begin making plans to help wildlife this spring – and beyond – by planting tree and shrub seedlings offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery.

The 2017 seedling order form is available online, and sales are set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7 a.m.

Most seedlings are sold in units of 25, but 100-seedling bundles also are available in mixes to benefit deer and birds, as well as to improve riparian and winter-thermal habitats.

The 2017 order form contains a wide selection of evergreens, shrubs and fruit- and nut-bearing trees, most of which are native to Pennsylvania and collected from Pennsylvania sources.

There are many new offerings this year. Two of them – ninebark and sycamore – have never been offered before.

Ninebark is a native shrub that grows to 10-foot heights and blossoms with nectar-laden flowers and fruits that are eaten by many species of birds. A pack of 25 seedlings is available for $13.50. Meanwhile, the fast-growing and extremely tolerant sycamore reaches heights of 80 to 120 feet when mature. A pack of year-old seedlings is available for $9.50.

Additionally, several other tree …Read the Rest

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